Outcome NR4 – rivers & streams

Outcome NR4

Rivers and streams are in good ecological health

 

Key research interests include, but are not limited to:

  • Effects on water temperature, invertebrate assemblages, and fish, of riparian shade in different sections of upland catchments (see also Outcome NR3).
  • Upland watercourses which are disconnected from their catchment. How to identify them and techniques to reconnect them.
  • Landscape suitability, benefits and costs (and compensation schemes) associated with beaver re-introduction (see also Outcome NR8).
  • Live monitoring of chemical and biological contaminants in watercourses.